Higher neonatal growth rate and body condition score at 7 months are predictive factors of obesity in adult female Beagle dogs

A total of 2115 heifers from two tropical genotypes (1007 Brahman and 1108 Tropical Composite) raised in four locations in northern Australia were ovarian-scanned every 4–6 weeks to determine the age at the first-observed corpus luteum (CL) and this was used to define the age at puberty for each heifer. Other traits recorded at each time of ovarian scanning were liveweight, fat depths and body condition score. Reproductive tract size was measured close to the start of the first joining period. Results showed significant effects of location and birth month on the age at first CL and associated puberty traits. Genotypes did not differ significantly for the age or weight at first CL; however, Brahman were fatter at first CL and had a small reproductive tract size compared with that of Tropical Composite. Genetic analyses estimated the age at first CL to be moderately to highly heritable for Brahman (0.57) and Tropical Composite (0.52). The associated traits were also moderately heritable, except for reproductive tract size in Brahmans (0.03) and for Tropical Composite, the presence of an observed CL on the scanning day closest to the start of joining (0.07). Genetic correlations among puberty traits were mostly moderate to high and generally larger in magnitude for Brahman than for Tropical Composite. Genetic correlations between the age at CL and heifer- and steer-production traits showed important genotype differences. For Tropical Composite, the age at CL was negatively correlated with the heifer growth rate in their first postweaning wet season (–0.40) and carcass marbling score (–0.49), but was positively correlated with carcass P8 fat depth (0.43). For Brahman, the age at CL was moderately negatively genetically correlated with heifer measures of bodyweight, fatness, body condition score and IGF-I, in both their first postweaning wet and second dry seasons, but was positively correlated with the dry-season growth rate. For Brahman, genetic correlations between the age at CL and steer traits showed possible antagonisms with feedlot residual feed intake (–0.60) and meat colour (0.73). Selection can be used to change the heifer age at puberty in both genotypes, with few major antagonisms with steer- and heifer-production traits.

Download Full-text

Pre-weaning growth of red deer calves is not determined by ability of hinds to produce milk

Animal Production Science ◽

10.1071/an11257 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 52 (7) ◽

pp. 507

Author(s):

G. K. Barrell ◽

M. Wellby ◽

M. J. Ridgway ◽

G. W. Asher ◽

J. A. Archer

Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Growth Factor ◽

Body Condition ◽

Plasma Insulin ◽

Red Deer ◽

Body Condition Score ◽

The Other ◽

Calf Growth ◽

Condition Score ◽

Bovine Somatotrophin

Three experiments were carried out to determine whether growth of suckling red deer calves is determined by the potential of their mothers to produce milk. In the first experiment red deer hinds (n = 10, calves 6 weeks old) were treated either with bovine somatotrophin (bST, 54 mg s.c. injected every 2 weeks for 8 weeks then 108 mg every 2 weeks for a further 8 weeks) or saline. There was no effect of bST treatment on calf or hind liveweight, calf liveweight gain or body condition score of hinds. The second experiment used red and red-wapiti crossbred deer calves (n = 8–11) suckled by red deer dams that had been treated with bST or had received excipient only for 12 weeks from when the calves were 5 weeks old. Calf liveweight was affected by genotype (wapiti-red crossbreds were heavier than their red counterparts) but there was no effect of bST treatment of the hinds on calf growth in either of the genotypes. Although bST treatment of the suckled hinds elevated their plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 concentration it had no effect on milk yield. A third experiment ruled out the possibility that bST ingested by calves in milk from treated hinds would have had any influence on growth of calves in the other experiments. From these results it is concluded that the inherent demand from suckling calves, rather than the ability of adequately nourished hinds to produce milk, determines growth rate of red deer calves from birth to weaning.

Download Full-text

The effect of different pasture management strategies during the weaning-to-mating period on reproductive performance of Greyface ewes

Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s0003356100005262 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 51 (1) ◽

pp. 163-171 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

R. G. Gunn ◽

J. M. Doney ◽

R. D. M. Agnew ◽

W. F. Smith ◽

D. A. Sim

Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Body Condition ◽

Reproductive Performance ◽

Body Condition Score ◽

The Other ◽

Conservation Strategy ◽

Pasture Management ◽

Mating Period ◽

Sward Height ◽

Condition Score

ABSTRACTThe effects on reproductive performance of different strategies of pasture management designed to conserve herbage in situ during the late growing season for use during the pre-mating and mating period were studied in three experiments over 3 years with Greyface ewes. Two experiments with 341 ewes compared set-stocking of pasture at 12 ewes per ha on two initial levels of herbage mass with a conservation strategy which left half of the area ungrazed and grazed the other half of the area at 24 ewes per ha from late August until mid October (2 weeks before the start of mating) after which the total area was grazed at 12 ewes per ha. In a third experiment with 124 ewes, the conservation strategy left a quarter of the area ungrazed and varied stocking rate to a minimum of 12 ewes per ha to maintain two initial levels of herbage mass on the other three-quarters of the area and then compared set-stocking at six ewes per ha on this area with set-stocking at 18 ewes per ha on the previously ungrazed quarter of the area during the pre-mating and mating period.Initial levels of herbage mass were within the range of 2000 to 2100 kg dry matter (DM) per ha (7 cm sward height; high) and 1500 to 1700 kg DM per ha (4 to 5 cm; low). Mean herbage accumulation rates between August and October were estimated to be 25 and 44 kg DM per ha per day in the first two experiments. Initial live weight and body condition score also varied considerably between years and subsequent response was influenced by herbage growth rate. Where mean ewe body condition was within the score 2·75 to 3·00, range over the mating period and herbage mass on set-stocked areas was not higher than 2200 kg DM per ha (8 cm sward height) in the pre-mating period or not lower than 1300 kg DM per ha (3·5 cm) at about 3 weeks after mating, the strategy of management did not influence reproductive performance in terms of the number of lambs born. Within these limits, however, reproductive performance was positively related to herbage mass in late August (low = 1·60, high = 1·94).When herbage mass fell below the 1300 kg DM per ha level before or during mating, reproductive performance was improved by a herbage-conservation strategy which maintained ewe body-condition score within the 2·75 to 3·00 range. When herbage mass and growth rate were high, reproductive performance was also improved by a herbage-conservation strategy which restricted the development of excessive body condition before mating by avoiding the increase in barrenness shown to derive from very high levels of body condition.

Download Full-text

Influence of body condition score on the metabolic and reproductive status of adult female Kacang goats

Journal of Applied Animal Research ◽

10.1080/09712119.2020.1764361 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 201-206

Author(s):

Irkham Widiyono ◽

Sarmin Sarmin ◽

Yanuartono Yanuartono

Keyword(s):

Body Condition ◽

Adult Female ◽

Body Condition Score ◽

Reproductive Status ◽

Condition Score

Download Full-text

A comparison of the productive, reproductive and body condition score traits of the Simmental, Brown Swiss and Tyrol Grey breeds in smallholder herds in Kosovo

Animal Genetic Resources Information ◽

10.1017/s1014233900001929 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 37 ◽

pp. 9-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

H. Bytyqi ◽

G. Klemetsdal ◽

J. Ødegård ◽

H. Mehmeti ◽

M. Vegara

Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Body Condition ◽

Body Condition Score ◽

High Growth ◽

High Growth Rate ◽

The Body ◽

Production Environment ◽

Brown Swiss ◽

Food And Agriculture ◽

Condition Score

SummaryAfter the war in Kosovo, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Bank implemented an Emergency Farm Restocking Project, by allocating Simmental, Brown Swiss and Tyrol Grey heifers, 4–7 months pregnant, to farmers at the rate of one per farm. Data was monitored over a period of 14–16 months and the results showed that Brown Swiss had the highest milk production, while Tyrol Grey did worst. However, Tyrol Grey had the shortest service period and also changed the body condition score postpartum less than the other two breeds, making it best fitted of the three, to the extensive environment in Kosovo. Breeds were compared by growth rate, but this comparison was deemed highly inadequate as breeds with a high growth rate normally reach maturity at a high weight, and so need intensive feeding. Considering the extensive production environment in Kosovo, our results suggest that dairy cattle production should be based on a smaller breed, well adapted to the diet offered

Download Full-text

Energieaufnahme und Körpermasseentwicklung von Warmblutfohlen, die beim Absetzen den Betrieb wechseln

Tierärztliche Praxis Ausgabe G Großtiere / Nutztiere ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1623229 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 42 (04) ◽

pp. 220-224

Author(s):

J. K. Mack ◽

H. P. Remler ◽

E. Senckenberg ◽

E. Kienzle

Keyword(s):

Body Condition ◽

Body Condition Score ◽

Klinische Relevanz ◽

Condition Score

Zusammenfassung Ziel der Studie war, den Energiebedarf von Warmblutfohlen zu überprüfen, die durch einen Betriebswechsel beim Absetzen erhöhtem Stress ausgesetzt sind. Material und Methoden: Neun Hengstfohlen, die als Absetzer von verschiedenen Züchtern gekauft und gemeinsam aufgestallt wurden, nahmen an der Studie vom Absetzen im Alter von etwa 6 Monaten bis zu einem Alter von etwa 1 Jahr teil. Das Absetzen erfolgte im heimischen Betrieb oder nach gemeinsamem Transport von Stute und Fohlen bei Ankunft im neuen Bestand. Die Fohlen erhielten Heulage (später erster Schnitt), Hafer und Fohlenaufzuchtfutter. Um eine individuelle Kraftfutterzuteilung zu ermöglichen, wurden die Fohlen zweimal täglich separat angebunden. Erhoben wurden die Gesamtaufnahme der Heulage aller Fohlen gemeinsam pro Tag, die tägliche individuelle Kraftfutteraufnahme sowie in 4-wöchigen Abständen Körpermasse und Body Condition Score (BCS). Ergebnisse: Die tägliche Energieaufnahme der Fohlen betrug 74 MJ verdauliche Energie (68 MJ umsetzbare Energie) pro Tier. Die Fohlen wurden mit vergleichsweise niedrigem BCS von 4,2 ± 0,4 (Skala von 1 bis 9) und einer durchschnittlichen Körpermasse von 285 ± 30 kg aufgestallt. Sie erreichten am Ende der Studie im Alter von 319 ± 22 Tagen eine Körpermasse von 326 ± 24 kg und einen BCS von 4,2 ± 0,4. Die Energieaufnahme der Fohlen war höher und ihre Gewichtsentwicklung langsamer als in einer parallel laufenden Studie mit Fohlen, die im Gestüt geboren und aufgewachsen und dementsprechend beim Absetzen weniger Stress ausgesetzt waren. Schlussfolgerung und klinische Relevanz: Fohlen mit relativ niedriger Körpermasse und BCS und erheblichem Stress zum Zeitpunkt des Absetzens benötigen deutlich mehr Energie als Fohlen, die beim Absetzen in ihrer gewohnten Umgebung verbleiben und dadurch weniger Stressoren unterliegen.

Download Full-text

Fütterung von Hunden und Katzen in Deutschland

Tierärztliche Praxis Ausgabe K Kleintiere / Heimtiere ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1623670 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 40 (06) ◽

pp. 391-397 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

N. Dillitzer ◽

C. Sauter-Louis ◽

E. Kienzle ◽

N. Becker

Keyword(s):

Body Condition ◽

Body Condition Score ◽

Klinische Relevanz ◽

Condition Score

Zusammenfassung Gegenstand und Ziel: Gewinn epidemiologischer Daten zur Fütterung von Hunden und Katzen in Deutschland. Material und Methoden: 865 Hundeund 243 Katzenbesitzer wurden anhand standardisierter Fragebögen zu ihrem Tier (Alter, Geschlecht, Gewicht, Ernährungszustand, Gesundheit), dessen Fütterung inklusive Belohnungen und Zusätzen, den Gründen für eine Futterumstellung und zur eigenen Person (Alter, Geschlecht, Schulbildung, Beruf) befragt. Die Befragungen fanden in Tierarztpraxen, Hundeschulen, Tierheimen, Parkanlagen und via Internet statt. Zudem wurde der Body Condition Score (BCS) der Tiere durch ihre Besitzer sowie die Interviewerin beurteilt. Ergebnisse: Das Durchschnittsalter der Hunde lag bei 4,8 Jahren, das der Katzen bei 6,8 Jahren. Das Gewicht reichte beim Hund von 2,2 bis 95 kg, bei der Katze von 2 bis 11 kg. Rund 52% der Hunde und Katzen waren übergewichtig (BCS 6–9). Zwischen der Beurteilung der Besitzer bzw. der Interviewerin gab es Differenzen. Viele Besitzer unterschätzten den BCS und erkannten vor allem beginnendes Übergewicht (BCS 6–7) nicht. 58% der Hundeund 90% der Katzenbesitzer verwendeten ausschließlich handelsübliche Fertigfutter, 35% bzw. knapp 10% kombinierten diese mit zusätzlichen Futtermitteln. Knapp 8% der Hundeund < 1% der Katzenbesitzer verfütterten selbst zubereitete Rationen. Ältere (> 7 Jahre) und kranke Hunde erhielten häufiger selbst hergestellte Rationen. Ältere Besitzer (≥ 46 Jahre) tendierten vermehrt dazu, das Futter selbst zuzubereiten, während die Schulbildung und die Berufstätigkeit keinen Einfluss auf die Fütterung hatten. Ein Zusammenhang zwischen Art der Fütterung und BCS bestand nicht. Besitzer mit geringerer Schulbildung sowie Hausfrauen und Rentner hatten häufiger übergewichtige Tiere. Futterbelohnungen erhielten 95% der Hunde und 65% der Katzen. Ältere und berufstätige Besitzer gaben prozentual seltener Belohnungen. Schlussfolgerungen: Übergewicht ist das größte ernährungsbedingte Problem. Im Vergleich zu früheren Studien hat sich die Zahl übergewichtiger Tiere erhöht. Klinische Relevanz: Tierbesitzer sollten frühzeitig auf Übergewicht hingewiesen werden, da sie den Beginn der Adipositas häufig nicht wahrnehmen. Die meisten Tierbesitzer verabreichen Belohnungen, was bei Diäten berücksichtigt werden muss.

Download Full-text